TREKKING NATION

Birwadi Fort Maharashtra Birwadi Fort - This fort of 1200 feet height is in Giridurg fort. This fort of Roha Dongarange in Raigad district is considered to be easy in trekkers. There are many smaller forts like Ghosalgad, Talgad, Mangad Kurdugad, Birwadi, in the mountain ranges beginning from Dahigigadad of Rohai. Birbhadi Fort, which is not far from anywhere in history, is 18 km away from Rohiya. It's at the distance. It is easy to see the fort within 1 to 2 hours. History   In 1648, this fort was built by Shivaji Maharaj, along with Lingana fort, after capturing Kalyan. This fort was used to keep watch on the Revdanda creek and to check the activities of Siddhi.   GETTING THERE Maharashtra ST (State Transport) buses and trains are available all over from Pune and Mumbai Mainly There is only one way to get fort. It goes through the village of Birawadi. There is a village called Chanra on Roha Murud road. 18 kms from Rohiya Up to 5 kms f...

Khanderi-Underi Fort Maharashtra This fort is in the form of Jaladurga type. This fort of Raigad district is considered to be easy to trekkers in the Konkan hill range. Very well-known to the well-known trekkers of Sahyadri, but very few of these trekkers are seen as the pair of stairs actually seen in the fort, ie Khede Khanderi-Andheri. The specialty of the Khanderi-Underi, facing the waves of the sea, is the strong fortification, the 15-16 guns on the Undertaker, and the 3 guns in the caravan carrying very rare guns on Khanderi. History Khanderi (Official name Kanhoji Angre Island) is located 5 km off the coast of Maharashtra (off Thal, Kihim) and 20 km south of Mumbai. Khanderi, along with its sister fort Underi (Jaidurg) formed the major fortification along the Maharashtra coast, the former falling under Shivaji's control and the latter under his opponents, the Siddis. The island consists of two high hills, one facing north and the other facing s...

Sudhagad /Bhorapgad fort Maharashtra 'Gadkot means the root of the state' Gadkot means treasure. Gadkot is the strength of the army, Sudhagad means the splendor of the dharma state. Sudhagad is a very ancient fort. Earlier this fort was also known as Bhorpgad. Shri Shiv Chhatrapati, founder of the East Hindvi Swaraj, got the fort and was named Sudhagad. The average height of this fort is 590 meters. The thickness hidden in the trees is very large. There are three main areas to go to the fort. Sudhagad / Bhorapgad is a hill fort situated in Maharashtra, India. It lies about 53 kilometres (33 mi) west of Pune, 26 kilometres (16 mi) south of Lonavla and 11 kilometres (6.8 mi) east of Pali in Raigad District. The summit is 620 metres (2,030 ft) above sea level.Recently the entire area around the fort is declared as Sudhagad Wildlife Sanctuary. History The origin of this fort is said to date back to the 2nd century B.C the same age as the Thanale Caves and Kha...